Set-up for knitting machines



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C. BELLHOUSE SET-UP FOR KNITTING MACHINES Filed June 26 1922 e2 5' [5' IO 2 I0 w? 20 3 LII 4 g a i 4 5 i I i 2/2 .2.

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Application filed June 26, 1922. Serial No. 570,801. 7

To all'whom it mag concern:

Be it known, that I, CHARLES BELLHoUsE,

- of the city of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements in Set-Ups for Knitting Machines, of which the following is the specification.

- My invention relates to improvements in set-ups for knitting machines and the object of the invention is to devise means for saving time insetting-up the knitting on the machine, for insuring the starting stitches being perfectly even, andfor preventing the set-up from lodged fromany part of the work during being inadvertently dis- Fig. 2 is a fractional sectional view of the c linder showin the set-up cord engaging t e needles and t e lead thread being started onto the machine.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each outer periphery intermediate its a plurality of-slots 9 extending vertically figure.

1 represents a knitting machine cylinder.

2 is a plurality of needles slidably mounted downwards from the upper face of the body. 10 is arms each having an eye '11 at its outer end and .an extension 12 passing inwardly through one of the slots 9 as will hereinfter be more fully explained. The arms 10 are fulcrumed as at' 13 upon a wire pivot 14, which pivot is formed as a ring encircling the body & and lying within the semi-cir-' cular groove 8. 15 is an endless cord passing through the eyes 11, of the arms 10. 16 is'a circular member having a groove 17 a plurality of radially disposedv around its periphery into which the exten-- sions 12 of the arms 10 project.

18 is a rod attached to the member 16 and extending downwardly through the boss 6 of the body 4 throughwhich .it is allowed free vertical movement. The lower end of the rod 18 is formed as a ring 'or hook 19, that tension weights, (not shown), may be conveniently attached thereto. 20 is a circular member secured intermediately of the length of the rod 18 for the purpose of receivmg a slotted weight, (not shown).

21. is a pair of upstanding legs of resilient material attached to the upper face of the member 16 and .slightly spread apart at their upper ends as at 22 to form a clip to receive t e primary knitting cotton 23 and also for the purpose of forming a projection by which the set-up may be held from above the knitting machine cylinder.

Having described the varlous parts of my invention, I will now briefly describe the operation of the same.

The machine is set so that all the needles 2 project above the top ofthe knitting machine cylinder as shown in Fig. 1. The setup is lifted by the clip 21 allowing the body 4-to slide vertically downwards upon the rod 18, thereby causing the arms 10 to lie in a substantially horizontal plane. The set-up is then placed into the cylinder, the arms lying between the needles and extending beyond the periphery of the cylinder,

the cord 15 encompassing all the needles.

.On the set-up being released,.' the member 16 slides downwardly into the recess 5 while the body 4 is also descending within the cylinder, the arms 10- assume an inclined-position and their outer ends are withdrawn from, between the needles, so that the cord 15 is automatically looped evenly on the several needles of the machine. the device in position ready for the commencement of the initial stitches when it suflices to weight the rod 18 with superimposed weights as desired to provide the necessary tension stitches are usually made with a strong thread 23, the end of which is threaded through the yarn carrier of the machine (not shown)- and inserted into the clip 21, as shown. causes the thread 23 toform loose 'even stitches onto the endless cord 15, which cord This sets for the work. The initial The operation of the machine" is released from the various needles asthey each descend within the grooves 3. When a few rows of stitches are made with the thread 23, a yarn is substituted for the thread and the work continued.

On thecompletion of the knitting, the

up which is automatic in action, which will save considerable time in setting up work on a knitting machine and one which enhances the quality of the work by producing a perfectly even stitch at the commencement of the knitting. 1

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A set-up device for knitting machines provided with the usual cylinder and needles, comprising an endless set-up cord adapted to extend around at the outside of the needles and adapted to receive the initial stitches of the work, and means suspended within the cylinder and from such cord to hold said cord in tension in inwardly looped formation betweeneach pair of needles.

2. A set-up device for knitting machines, provided with the usual cylinder and needles, comprising a circular body, an end less cord extending around the outside of the needles and adapted to receive the initial stitches of the work, and radially disposed arms pivotally connected to and extending from said cord between each needle and upon which the circular body is suspended.

3. A set-up device for cylindrical knitting machines comprising a circular body located within the cylinder of the machine, arms pivoted thereto and radiatin therefrom in a normally upward incline direction, an

' endless cord adapted to surround theneedles and connecting the outer ends of the arms together, and means for automatically spreading the arms to assume. a horizontal position to spread the cord by the'raising of the aforesaid circular body.

4. A set-up device for cylindrical knitting arms outward towards a horizontal 'position as the body is lifted.

5. A set-up device for cylindrical knitting machines comprising a circular body, arms pivotally connected thereto, and radiating therefrom, a cord connecting the free ends of the arms together, a member carried by the circular body and adapted to have vertical movement in relation thereto; and a pivotal connection between the inner ends of the arms and such movable member.

6. A set-up device for cylindrical knitting machines comprising a circular body having a surrounding edge flange provided with edge notches, arms pivotally mounted in the' edge notches intermediately of their length, a cord connecting the free ends of the arms together, a rod mounted Within the body to move vertically, a circular member carried thereby provided with an annular edge groove into which the inner ends of the aforesaid arms extend, and a cord clip device carried by the grooved member.

Dated at Vancouver this 27th day of May, 1922.

CHARLES BELLHOUSE. Witness r J. J. J OHNSTON. 

